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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ahson, Syed.
WiMAX : standards and security / Syed Ahson and Mohammad Ilyas.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4200-4523-9 (alk. paper)
1. Wireless communication systems. 2. Broadband communication systems.
3. IEEE 802.16 (Standard) I. Ilyas, Mohammad, 1953- II. Title.
TK5103.2.A432 2008
621.384--dc22 2007012500
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Contents
Preface vii
Editors xi
Contributors xiii
Part I Standards

1. The Emerging Wireless Internet Architecture: Competing

and Complementary Standards to WiMAX Technology 3

William T. Kasch and Jack L. Burbank

2. IEEE 802.16 Standards and Amendments 19

Najah Abu Ali and Hossam S. Hassanein

3. MAC Layer Protocol in WiMAX Systems 35

Maode Ma and Yan Zhang

4. Scheduling and Performance Analysis of QoS for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Network 57

James T. Yu

5. Propagation and Performance 77

Thomas Schwengler

6.